A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With an Appendix, and Plates, Volumen 2author, 1818 |
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... British boats- Death of two men in consequence - Arrival of admiral Warren - Gallant affair at the mouth of the Rappahannock - Rear - admirat Cockburn's detached command to the head of the bay - Ad- vance upon French - town Heavy fire ...
... British boats- Death of two men in consequence - Arrival of admiral Warren - Gallant affair at the mouth of the Rappahannock - Rear - admirat Cockburn's detached command to the head of the bay - Ad- vance upon French - town Heavy fire ...
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... British Destruction of houses in consequence - Visit of the British to another town - Civil deportment of the inhabitants , and its salutary effects Remarks on the American militia - systemIm positions of the American farmers Capture of ...
... British Destruction of houses in consequence - Visit of the British to another town - Civil deportment of the inhabitants , and its salutary effects Remarks on the American militia - systemIm positions of the American farmers Capture of ...
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... British squadron drove her to a safe position , higher up the river . The rear - admiral afterwards advanced up the bay , sounding and reconnoitring . During the passage of the boats along the shore , in the execution of this service ...
... British squadron drove her to a safe position , higher up the river . The rear - admiral afterwards advanced up the bay , sounding and reconnoitring . During the passage of the boats along the shore , in the execution of this service ...
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... British lieutenant , and actually shot him through the very hand that was bearing the flag of truce . After this , who could wonder if the British seamen and marines turned to the right and left , and demolished every thing in their way ...
... British lieutenant , and actually shot him through the very hand that was bearing the flag of truce . After this , who could wonder if the British seamen and marines turned to the right and left , and demolished every thing in their way ...
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... British at Havre de Grace . Happily , so much incon- sistency and contradiction prevail in the American accounts , that we shall have no great difficulty in exposing the authors to the merited indignation of the disinterested reader ...
... British at Havre de Grace . Happily , so much incon- sistency and contradiction prevail in the American accounts , that we shall have no great difficulty in exposing the authors to the merited indignation of the disinterested reader ...
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Página 573 - ... all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean., excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of Nova Scotia...
Página 575 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario, through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie ; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that...
Página 574 - Cataraguy, has not yet been surveyed : it is agreed, that for these several purposes two commissioners shall be appointed, sworn, and authorized to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the present article.
Página 573 - The said Commissioners shall, by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
Página 578 - Washington, or at the seat of government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable. In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement; and have hereunto affixed our seals respectively. Done in...
Página 573 - States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from 236 the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Página 575 - ... cause the boundary aforesaid, from the source of the river St. Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, to be surveyed and marked according to the said provisions. The said Commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing the latitude and longitude of the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, of the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, and of such other points...
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Página 574 - Commissioners to some friendly sovereign or State, to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports, or upon the report of one Commissioner, together with the grounds upon which the other Commissioner shall have refused, declined or omitted to act, as the case may be.
Página 575 - And in the event of the said two commissioners differing, or both, or either of them, refusing, declining or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations or...